this story originally characterized the sale of memorabilia of Indians great Bob Feller as an online auction. The memorabilia is being offered for sale at www.hospicewr.org/bob-feller, not for bid.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Happy Dog got bigger recently with the opening of a basement bar. Its name, naturally, is the Underdog.

Owner Sean Watterson says he hopes to expand his eclectic entertainment offerings by having authors' nights, in conjunction with Frank Lewis' nonprofit Ohio City Writers group, and filmmakers nights in the cozy club. (Video at right is Cleveland Orchestra members performing in the cramped space at the Happy Dog last summer.)

Twitterific: The website happyplace.com released its list this week of the 50 funniest Tweets of 2011. Two local Tweeters made the list.

Graphic artist Josh Hara, who pens the hilarious "Scribble" cartoon, went existential with this Tweet: "I just want people to love me for who I pretend to be."

And Lakewood comedian Mike Polk Jr., the "factory of sadness" video maker who bagged on Cleveland with his "Cleveland Tourism Videos" a few years back, heaps scorn on Boston Red Sox fans in this Tweet: "I'd offer my condolences to Boston Red Sox fans if I had even once in my lifetime met one who was remotely tolerable."

Drug-free and winning! First-grader Damien Daniels of Garfield Heights won the Red Ribbon Week award this month for his commitment to being drug-free.

Students across the country competed by decorating their homes with their parents to reflect the theme: "It's up to me to be drug free." The windows on Damien's house featured the quote in red, along with red ribbons and "no" drugs symbols.

Contestants uploaded photos to the National Family Partnership's website.

Damien won an iPad 2 for himself and $1,000 for his school, Hope Academy Lincoln Park.

"It is a great awareness project," said Damien's mom, Nichelle Daniels. "As we worked on the project together, we realized how important it was to start this dialogue now, while the kids are very young, so we can continue to build upon this as they grow older."

Gifts from beyond: If you're worried about shopping for someone who has everything, don't. They don't have everything.

Does he or she, for example, possess a genuine Bob Feller baseball cap that once belonged to the Indians legend? Do they have ties actually worn by the Hall of Famer? How about the red satin "Major League Baseball Players Alumni – 1991 Ambassadors of Baseball World Tour" jacket that belonged to Rapid Robert?

We didn't think so.

Feller's widow, Ann, has donated 49 pieces of Feller's clothing to the Hospice of the Western Reserve to be sold online, with proceeds to benefit hospice. Feller was in hospice care for the final stages of his life. He died a year ago at age 92.

It's a sign: The University Circle United Methodist Church isn't delivering its message only from the pulpit these days. A new, state-of-the-art LED sign greets the many motorists who pass by the church daily.

The new sign was nearly two years in the making with various city permits needed for its design and placement.

"It's in such a marvelous location. We have 60,000 people go through there every day," said the pastor, the Rev. Ken Chalker.

It replaces two older-style signs, the kind for which letters were hand-placed to convey messages. Before those signs were removed, they carried this message: "Sign for sale: Inquire within."

No, the church wasn't selling "signs" from heaven. The actual signs are for sale. They're in storage. Asking price: $3,750 for one, $6,995 for both.

Making a list: Among the many needy kids this holiday season are the hundreds in state custodythrough the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services. The agency is collecting gifts for teens to try to provide a happy Christmas for as many as possible.

The county's "Giving Tree" project generally gets a lot of great support, but many of the gifts are suitable for younger children. Of the 2,000 kids in the county's custody, more than 800 are 12 or older.

"I don't know what we would do without the support of the community," said Administrator Pat Rideout. "I do know many children wouldn't receive presents. We have enough gifts for our younger children; however, I am concerned that we won't have enough gifts for our teens."

Those wanting to drop off gifts may do so by Dec. 22 at the department's offices, 3955 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.

"The Sound of Ideas": U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge and her Democratic primary opponent, State Sen. Nina Turner, appeared on "The Sound of Ideas" last week to talk about why they should be chosen to represent the 11th Congressional District.

Also last week, Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro spent an hour on the program laying out his vision for the future of higher education in Ohio.

He said higher education needs to collaborate with other facets of education, "pre-K through 20," to foster "a continuum of education." Illustrating his commitment, he said he's moving the board's offices soon.

"The state Department of Education has its own small building, but it's got some room in it. We have beautiful office space up on the 36th floor of the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus with great views," he said.

"My staff was shocked to learn that I want to move everybody -- and we hope to do this in the spring -- move all of our staff, including me, down to the state Department of Education building so that we don't have to schedule a meeting, we can walk down the hall . . . and all of us will be working together in a real meaningful way. Collaborating."

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